beckyhoskins
[12th March 2010 - 10.00]
20th Century wars make the headlines this week: games, mines, pacts and bunkers; Egyptian pharaohs and Renaissance artists are causing problems;...
Nicolas Kinloch
[11th March 2010 - 14.34]
Let’s come straight to the point. What is history in schools for? I ask because the answer, though currently widely debated, seems to be far...
Dominic Sandbrook
[10th March 2010 - 10.00]
With the headlines full of pre-election sparring, it seems that one of the pivotal decisions of modern times is almost upon us. But despite all the...
beckyhoskins
[5th March 2010 - 10.00]
It’s been a week for memorialisation - monuments unveiled, artefacts returned and donated, and even the Queen is giving history lessons....
beckyhoskins
[25th February 2010 - 12.47]
A summary of this week's historical headlines: Edinburgh Castle, Bosworth Field and Abbey Road hit the news; there's fashion, UFOs and a plane...
beckyhoskins
[18th February 2010 - 10.00]
This year marks the 1600th anniversary of the end of the Roman empire. To mark the occasion, next month’s edition of BBC History Magazine will...
beckyhoskins
[12th February 2010 - 09.00]
A glance at the headlines this week: past faces are revealed, named and celebrated, whilst ancient objects become the subject of conflict and concern...
Dan Snow
[11th February 2010 - 12.06]
There were rumours from the East. Soviet T-34 tanks were being destroyed at inconceivable ranges while German news reels boasted of a war winning...
beckyhoskins
[5th February 2010 - 09.00]
Skimming through history in the news this week: rabbits, cockles and elephants feature; there is mention of historical sites on and off Earth; plus,...
Dominic Sandbrook
[4th February 2010 - 13.34]
To read this month’s article about Oliver Cromwell is to be reminded of one of the most extraordinary individual stories in our history....
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